RoboCoop Chicken Tractor with Cam Topic:CoopDesign   Date: 2003-04-03 Printer Friendly:

I decided to build a moveable backyard chicken coop that would be semi-permanent. A chicken tractor wasn't quite substantial enough, but I'm convinced that being able to move the coop will help control disease. I designed this to house 3-4 chickens. Here is a picture of the finished coop:

Here is the chicken cam. Click on the picture for the last 10:


Here is a picture of th finished coop with the robo parts added:


For more info on the construction of the computer that runs the coop/camera, see this article

Here is a picture of the coop framed up without a back:


Here is another picture from a different angle: